The movie Ted, currently in theaters, stars Mark Wahlberg as a man whose childhood teddy bear comes to life and hangs around long after he’s wanted, like some giant fuzzy id. The concept of a doll that has come to life has been around at least since Pygmalion. So how about some other dolls that have come to life? Let’s have a look.

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5. Chucky (1988-2004): The quintessential horror movie doll!

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4. Trilogy of Terror (1975, TV): This terrified me as a little kid. It’s still scary! [Scared the hell out of me! – E]

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3. Twilight Zone episode “The Dummy” (1962): It’s impossible to look at a mannequin without thinking of this tale. On the other hand, Joss Whedon brilliantly played with such expectations in a season 1 Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode.

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2. Pinocchio (1940)

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1. The TV show Supernatural (2005) did an episode with a teddy bear that comes to life and behaves quite inappropriately, that came out several years before Ted.